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Min Aung Hlaing
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မင်းအောင်လှိုင်
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| State Leader of Myanmar | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2021 |
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| President | Myint Swe (acting) |
| Preceded by | Aung San Suu Kyi (as state counsellor) |
| Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces of Myanmar | |
| Assumed office 30 March 2011 |
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| President | Thein Sein Htin Kyaw Win Myint |
| Deputy | Soe Win |
| State Counsellor | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Preceded by | Than Shwe |
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| Born | 3 July 1956 Tavoy, Burma (now Dawei, Myanmar) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Spouse(s) | Kyu Kyu Hla |
| Children | Aung Pyae Sone Khin Thiri Thet Mon |
| Alma mater | Rangoon Arts and Sciences University (LL.B) Defence Services Academy |
| Awards | Maha Thray Sithu Honorary Malaysian Armed Forces Order for Valour (First Degree) Gallant Commander of Malaysian Armed Forces Knight Grand Cross First Class of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant of Thailand |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Khway Thar |
| Allegiance |  Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | 1974–present |
| Rank |  Senior General |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw Joint Chief of Staff Chief of Bureau of Special Operations-2 (BSO-2) |
Min Aung Hlaing (Burmese: မင်းအောင်လှိုင်; born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese army general. He is the State Leader of Myanmar and Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces. He took power as state leader in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
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